8/9/2025

UKFT guide to sorting post-consumer textiles for export: Compliance and best practice

UKFT has published a new guide that outlines how post-consumer textiles should be sorted, processed and packaged for export to ensure compliance with export legislation, Environment Agency classification requirements and UKFT best practices. Its aim is to support ethical, legally sound operations and maximise value from reusable textiles.This is exclusively available to UKFT members. To access your copy, please contactinfo@ukft.org. Not yet a member? Visitwww.ukft.org/membershipto find out more.The guide covers:Legal framework and definitionsOperational sorting requirementsPackaging and labellingCompliance best practicesIt is part of UKFT's newReuse & Recycling membershipfor textile collectors, sorters, graders, mechanical recyclers, upcyclers and recycling innovators, which aims to power the circular economy through partnership.To access your copy, please contactinfo@ukft.org.Not yet a member?JOIN UKFT

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